As an urban wellness project, Recover (City of Edmonton, 2021) works to connect and help people thrive in Treaty 6 Territory (Edmonton, Alberta). Long-term wellbeing and urban transformation is linked to feelings of ‘connectedness.’ Thus the objective of the internship project undertaken is to design, prototype, and test a toolkit (series of actions, activities, and […]

In collaboration with The City of Edmonton, RECOVER is working to build on their Culture of Wellbeing Framework by developing new measures to improve community wellbeing. In this project, we are also interested in knowing how effective these tools are, in collecting and measuring this improvement. Recover’s typical approach to engaging community members is through […]

At the end of 2020, the Government of Canada released its Healthy Environment and Healthy Economy plan. One of the aims of this plan is to support Canadian companies in the transition to a clean economy. The framework of action items laid out in this plan has significant implications for Canadian business (i.e. tax credits, […]

This research project involves developing strategies and actionable recommendations to support the partner organization in transitioning its client base. As part of its long-term growth strategy, the company aims to work with medium and large enterprises and organizations.

The proposed project will investigate the challenges and opportunities to implement Smart Waste Management in small and medium-sized communities. The scope of the project is planned for Nova Scotia. After reviewing and analyzing potential challenges, appropriate strategies to implement the project will be proposed. The next step of the project is to evaluate the technical […]

Plasma gasification is relatively new but has versatile applications with some wastes to energy pilots’ deployment. Thermal plasma treatment has been regarded as a viable alternative for the treatment of highly toxic wastes, such as incinerator residues, radioactive wastes, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and medical wastes. The Plasma gasification process converts organic matter into synthetic […]

The outcomes that I hope to achieve for Handy Fairies are that the business has a clear path for expansion both during my time with the company and after I have departed, hiring a committed cleaning staff that will want to achieve the goals Handy Fairies has set out to accomplish and create a marketing […]

The objective of the research is to develop a method for and pilot test the remediation of 3,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide contaminated soils with concentrations up to 20,000mg/kg. Our project aims to research and develop an efficient and safe methodology of soil washing to remove the arsenic from soil, however other methods would be […]

L’excubation est une des pratiques de l’innovation ouverte qui permet aux entreprises de mettre en place des collaborations avec différents acteurs externes, afin d’identifier de nouvelles technologies et d’accélérer leurs processus d’innovation. En effet, cette nouvelle pratique consiste à externaliser une partie ou l’ensemble du processus d’innovation afin de se libérer des rigidités organisationnelles. Elle […]

The intern will help Handy Fairies to better understand their customers and to strengthen their brand image. The intern will use data analysis techniques to segment customers by order type, average order amount, order frequency, etc. The student will then use this data to provide recommendations to the partner organization as to what types of […]

Cannabis is one of the oldest naturally psychoactive substances known to humans and is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. The proposed research work aims to analyze how the international strategy of Canadian companies in the field of cannabis is influenced by factors inherent in the industry in order to develop […]

L’Association québécoise pour le loisir des personnes handicapées (AQLPH) est un organisme dont la mission implique notamment de favoriser l’intégration des enfants en camps de jour et en camps de vacances. Le projet de recherche vise à évaluer une formation en ligne conçue par l’AQLPH pour enseigner aux intervenants comment intervenir auprès des enfants en […]